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In a desolate stretch of Nevada, teams have been competing all week to break speed records for human-powered locomotion. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with one of this year's competitors, Lizanne Wilmot.

A Mongolian boy has been named a top leader of Tibetan Buddhism. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Julian Dierkes of the University of British Columbia on the implications for Mongolian-Chinese relations.

The White House says CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired because she was not aligned with President Trump's mission to make America healthy again. What does the exodus mean for the agency?

NPR's Adrian Ma talks to former top defense official Jim Townsend about the significance of President Trump's new agreement to send weapons to Ukraine.

NPR's David Schaper reports on a $6.6 billion plan to renovate O'Hare International Airport. But expansion of the nation's busiest airport may be shelved if the airlines can't pay for it.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and war-torn Syria on Monday has killed more than 20,000 people. Here are some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past quarter-century.

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online.

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online.

Dozier and his songwriting partners Brian and Eddie Holland wrote the Motown hits "Stop in the Name of Love," "Baby Love" and "You Can't Hurry Love." He died Aug. 8. Originally broadcast in 2003.

With obesity as a top health priority, the first lady wants clearer labels to help people make healthier choices. Advocates hope food manufacturers will have to provide more details on added sugar.